1875
Built as bark HECLA by A.McDougall, Maitland NS, Canada for an uknown
canadian owner. 1886 As owners A.McDougall, Maitland NS, Canada. 1889 Sold to A/S Hecla (Hans Fredriksen), Sandefjord. Same name. 1905 Sold to A/S Skjold (Albert Grøn), Sandefjord 1909 Purchased by Thor Dahl for use in whaling. 1911 In the month of August and September the leader of the HECLA-expedition
(Alfa & Beta (Thor Dahl)) Mr. J.Jørgensen get an order from Thor Dahl annex
the area on the Spitzbergen the Alfa & Beta had taken in to use during
whaling in Svalbard region during the years of 1909 and 1910 (Green Harbour
in Hecla harbour and Østsiden in Safe Harbour) 1912 Thor Dahl sent a letter to the the Norwegian Foreign Ministery
and claim those area. When Svalbard became norwegian territory in 1925 the
claim was rejected.1915HECLA sold to O.Karlsen, Gressvik v/Fredrikstad in
October. 1916 Sold to A/S Lægtertrafik (Finn C.Knudsen), Porsgrund in February
for conversion to barge. 1918 Stopped by the german submarine UC 59 and put on fire 103
nm ENE of Coquet Island. The barge was under tow by D/S LOEKO on
route from Hartlepool to Kristiania (Oslo) with coal. D/S LOEKO was a
former french trawler with Kopervik as home port. D/S LOEKO was
chartered by Rudolf Ugelstad og Kristoffer Olsen (the early beginning av the
company Olsen & Ugelstad, Oslo).